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WEEK OF AUGUST 17 - AUGUST 23, 2026

From Magic Moments Workshop at Newport Art Museum to Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum at The Sailing Museum and Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs at Bristol Art Museum.

MONDAY - 8/17

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — INK, FLOW, BLOOM: Exploring Florals Using Alcohol Inks with Mary Wojciechowski register
  • 1:00pm, 3:30pm — Acrylic Painting with Kathy Thomas register
Marble House, Newport
  • - name: America’s 250 at the Newport Mansions — TBA explore history
  • - name: Revolution Reimagined: Evolving Stories from Newport’s Past — TBA explore past
  • 10:00am – 11:00am — Members-Only “Revolution Reimagined” Tours learn history
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore sailing

WEDNESDAY - 8/19

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime at 10:30am playtime
Marble House, Newport — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am – 11:30am garden fun
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Community Mending Circle Workshop at 5:00pm, 7:00pm community mending
Newport Cooks, Newport — Ravioli From Scratch Class! at 5:30pm make ravioli
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk nature walk
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walks nature walks
The Sailing Museum, Newport
  • 11:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum story time
  • 12:30pm — Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum build boats
Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Watercolor Workshop w/ local artist Ashley Ainsworth at 5:30am - 7:30am explore art

THURSDAY - 8/20

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm, 3:30pm — Watercolor for Beginners (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Watercolor Landscapes register
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Mastering iPhone Photography with Nick Miles register
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Creative Collaging for Tweens and Teens at 10:00am create
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Thursdays in the Garden: Sense-sational Art at 10:30am explore art
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm movie night

FRIDAY - 8/21

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Introduction to Pastels with Maureen Kennedy-Antonellis at 1:00pm, 4:00pm register
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Dirt & Worms! at 1:00pm explore
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — 9/11 Tribute Climb at 5:00 am - 10:00 pm tribute climb

SATURDAY - 8/22

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Love, War, and Resilience: The Story of Nathanael & Caty Greene at 10:00am - 12:00pm history story
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Frame by Frame Animation with Emily Johnson register
  • 1:00pm, 2:30pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs register
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — The Color of Taste - RED: Paint Pomegranate on Silk with Lidia Mikhaylova register
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — Native Led Tours of Awashonks’ Garden at 11:00am explore garden
Marble House, Newport — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am – 1:00pm create art
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Fall Festival at 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm fall festival
Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Drum & Rattle Building Workshop w/ Alan Stonewolf & Jaime Allen Poyant at 11:00am - 6:00pm create music

SUNDAY - 8/23

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm, 3:30pm — Sunday Open Studio join in
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs register
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • 11:00am, 1:00pm — Magic Moments Workshop magic moments
  • 11:00am, 1:00pm — Paper Shoe Sculpture Workshop paper shoe
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 8:00am - 10:00am — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk bird walk
  • 8:00am - 10:00am — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walks bird walks
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — BOO Bash at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm boo bash

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